Search Results - "Fischer, Thomas B."

Health impact assessment in two planning projects in England: reflections on normative effectiveness by Fischer, Thomas B, Chang, Michael, Muthoora, Tara

“…This article reports on research commissioned by (what was at the time) Public Health England (PHE). The objective is to reflect on the normative effectiveness…”
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Land use and land cover changes along the China-Myanmar Oil and Gas pipelines – Monitoring infrastructure development in remote conflict-prone regions by Aung, Thiri Shwesin, Fischer, Thomas B, Buchanan, John, Aldrich, Stephen P

“…Energy infrastructures can have negative impacts on the environment. In remote and / or sparsely populated as well as in conflict-prone regions, these can be…”
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Do greenspaces really reduce heat health impacts? Evidence for different vegetation types and distance-based greenspace exposure by Song, Jinglu, Gasparrini, Antonio, Wei, Di, Lu, Yi, Hu, Kejia, Fischer, Thomas B., Nieuwenhuijsen, Mark

“…•Made a small-area analysis of greenspace exposure and heat-mortality associations.•Examined which type and location of greenspace matter most in heat health…”
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Determining People's Design Priorities for Neighbourhood Units: A Study in Liverpool, Merseyside by Sinan Levend, Thomas B. Fischer

“…Local planning authorities and developers aim at designing and regenerating neighbourhoods in which people want to live. However, this aim is difficult to…”
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EIA Follow-Up in the UK — A 2015 Update by Jones, Robert, Fischer, Thomas B.

“…EIA is globally recognised and implemented as a decision making support instrument in project planning. Whilst it should be involved in both, pre-development…”
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Multi-criteria Analysis for Rapid Strategic Environmental Assessment in Tourism Planning by Khosravi, Fatemeh, Fischer, Thomas B., Jha-Thakur, Urmila

“…Multi-criteria analysis (MCA) is a group of analytical approaches allowing us to compare criteria or alternatives when making complex decisions. It can be…”
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Simplification and potential replacement of EA in the UK - is it fit for purpose? by Fischer, Thomas B

“…This contribution is part of a compilation of letters on 'Environmental Assessment (EA)/Impact Assessment (IA) simplification' in the journal 'Impact…”
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Transformation towards a sustainable world - the pivotal role of impact assessments by Fischer, Thomas B.

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Impact assessment publishing - observations and reflections after 7 years of being editor of impact assessment and project appraisal by Fischer, Thomas B.

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Replacing EIA and SEA with Environmental Outcome Reports (EORs) - the 2022 levelling up and regeneration bill in the UK by Fischer, Thomas B.

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'Simplification' of environmental and other impact assessments - an international trend? by Fischer, Thomas B.

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Taxonomies of sustainable investment and existing decision support approaches of EIA, SEA and CBA - a silver bullet for sustainable development? A response to Dusík and Bond by Fischer, Thomas B

“…In this response to Dusík and Bond, I reflect on what taxonomies of sustainable investment will need to be able to deliver in order to add value to our…”
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Evaluating environmental impact assessment (EIA) in the countries along the belt and road initiatives: System effectiveness and the compatibility with the Chinese EIA by Aung, Thiri Shwesin, Fischer, Thomas B., Shengji, Luan

“…BRI has a great potential to improve necessary infrastructure, regional development, connectivity, and industrialization, and promote the sustainable…”
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POLICY INTEGRATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND DISASTER MANAGEMENT by TAJIMA, RYO, GORE, TOM, FISCHER, THOMAS B.

“…This paper aims to clarify the potential benefits and challenges of integrating environmental assessment (EA) and disaster management considerations, and…”
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Editorial: meeting metrics-based performance targets is important, but not everything - on the necessity for journals to keep focusing on the needs of the community they are serving and on quality by Fischer, Thomas B.

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25 years of the UK EIA System: Strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats by Jha-Thakur, Urmila, Fischer, Thomas B

“…This paper offers a review of the UK EIA system, providing insights into its evolution and reflecting on perceptions of effectiveness of the EIA system. The…”
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Impact assessment for the 21st century - what future? by Bice, Sara, Fischer, Thomas B

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Editorial - on the key importance of impact assessment when implementing pledges of COP26 by Fischer, Thomas B.

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The role of impact assessment in the development of urban green infrastructure: a review of EIA and SEA practices in Thailand by Chanchitpricha, Chaunjit, Fischer, Thomas B

“…Impact assessment (IA) processes can potentially play important roles in driving green infrastructure (GI) planning and design, as well as establishing how GI…”
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Enhancing EIA systems in developing countries: A focus on capacity development in the case of Iran by Khosravi, Fatemeh, Jha-Thakur, Urmila, Fischer, Thomas B.

“…Sensitivity to an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) system's context is a precondition for being able to suggest recommendation to improving that system…”
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